Josh Towers
Josh Towers
Joshua Eric Towersis a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher. Towers stands at 6 ft 1 in tall, and weighs 188 lb...
ball couch finish good realize sit strong throwing winning wins
It's all about winning with me, ... I want to go out there and win. I realize I'm throwing the ball pretty well and I'm strong at the end of the year. But when the season's over and I sit on my couch I'll look back and if things finish out like they are, I'll feel pretty good about myself. But I can't sit and look at it now because the wins aren't getting done.
looked prove trying
I think just being who I am and the way I have always looked at things and the way I got to the big leagues, always trying to prove myself ... now it's a part of me and the only way I know how to go about my business.
ball definitely discovered leaving rushing second talked turned umpire
The umpire talked to me and said (the pitches) were very close, they were just a little off. After the second inning, I think I turned around and discovered a little something I was doing wrong. I think I was rushing and I was definitely leaving the ball up a little bit.
battle lead opportunity
How many times are you going to battle back? Sometimes when they give us a lead we got to keep it or at least give them an opportunity to get us one and I haven't been doing that.
control guess learned lesson
I guess I haven't learned my lesson yet, that I can't control it.
helping people start
I need to start getting some people out and helping this team.
affect chasing diving grind guy guys might vote
I could never vote for a guy who doesn't play defense. They don't go through the grind other guys go through defensively, diving after balls, chasing balls. If you make an error, it might affect you, but if you're a DH, you don't go through any of that. You just hit.
affect best chasing diving error good grind hitter might next others vote
They don't go through the grind others do defensively, diving after balls, chasing balls, if you make an error how it might affect you next at bat. If you're a DH you don't go through any of that. You just hit. So as good a hitter as he is, and he's one of the best in the game, no question, I can never vote for him. That's all.
closer good position
We were in a good position going into the ninth, and then we had our closer out there.
blew blow
You can't blow leads. I blew two and we blew four.
fourth gave good pitches run settled
We made some good pitches in the first, just not good enough. They scored another run in the fourth that was the game-winner. So as much as we settled down, we still gave it back up to them.
era innings late pitcher territory
When a pitcher has an ERA under 4.00 in this league, that's really good, ... To be this late (with his ERA) and to have 180-plus innings and an ERA under 4.00, that's all new territory for me.
control losses wins
When I was back with Baltimore, Sidney Ponson used to tell me that you can't control wins and losses but you can control 200 innings, ... Now, I'd like to get that.